Extraordinary animals sculpted from leftover junk.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

Discover the taste of mold.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

Fabrication workshop where the encasement for One World Trade Center's beacon was constructed.